MAORIS CROSS SWORDS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13428, 10 July 1914, Page 1

MAORIS CROSS SWORDS.

PARATA AND PO.M:VRE IX THE

DEBATE

NATTVE. LAND ACT. RIDICULED,

, (From Our Pa^ajpentary ..Reporter.)^ WELLINGTON," this ctay. : j. The pie,mber for r bhe Southern Maori district was Vevere ijiV his/ criticism on the Native 'Minister "and his Native Land' Act,' and Avas crushingly «evefeon the Hon. Dr Pomare.Avhen speaking m the House 'yesterday afternoon. Discussing the Hon. Mr Herries he said: "\Vhat does he really knoAv about Native affairs? A mai^ comes from Eng^ •land, farms a little bit,, .and then poses as a Native affairs expert. Has heeyer, conducted a case, before the Native Land. Court? What does'he khOAy of the' doings- 'of- 'the' Native. Department? He leaves home and ' becomes a Maori king m this ; House. . Yet he knQAA-s.no more about the Natives or Native land transactions than do my boots." (Opposition applause and .laughter.) Continuing, Mr Parata added: "The, Act he passed has been Avor king tw^ye months, and it is goihg to sAA-amp the 'Department. Why. "all the little office boys ih 'the Department are laughing at It is froing to cosb his office £400!> a year. That is Avhat conies of putting a man to beNatiA'e Minister who know? nothing about the pi^ictical side- >of 'Native affairs. '.-: as to his henchnian," said the membOr.in a. -vpiOe -vibrant' Avith " cbii-' tempt,* "he certaiiily knoAvs nothiiig. He _is * nothing^ But a? 'cub so far as Native "affairs' aire-, concerned. I challenge the hon. gentleman ..to say what experience he has had "/iri Nati\*e .T^and: Courts.. H<^ .may-' 'knoAv 'a little* .about smallpox. 'ttiaughtef.) " : But^whatever "lfttle ' lie knoArs?he camo hero oh the A^ote of the rLibera^l Maoris, and as an. elected Lib,eral he has dishonored, his A-ote." ,'" Mr. Speaker .galled the member to order, ; AviiereUpoii he* contended that the Natives AA'ho had"; voted for'D'r Poniare «.had be^eh.. practically disfranchised. .^His vote here is a dishonorable vote.-' exclaimed Mr Parata, and . lie Avas promptly ruled out of order again. ; Tlie member, after further caustic ' criticism of (the Minister representing the, Natiye-. race on -'the : -executive, core- . eluded 1 :' "Bub , when- next^ 'November oomes he will, -in'-commoti with' his pi-es-ent; political friends.' "be" feliegated' isnrely to the dust heap." . (Laughtei: and Oppp•sition applause.) .' V- :-' : - ;• ' v : MINISTERIAL REPT.Y;

The Hon. Dr Pomare,*Arho folloAA-ed. demanded Avhat had ' the Government ■which jMr Parata's. father had folloAved faithfully for -twenty-two years, done, for the" Native race," ancl, oidded 'the"The "The hoii. •' t?fentleman's Gp-' vorriment passed a Pill m '1892 whicj' -alienated 130.000 acres 1 of Maori' land -for all ''time. I avh^ asked by the Nativep Avho had ' been diverted of their .landr not to; support Sir James Carroll or MnV r cqlleacues, but -'to rf.<Tfrt" tile wrbn^' tha*' had-been dbne ; to them by the Libera" ; Government., : (Government; applause.)^ I Avould i advise .' the hoi}, gentleman who .talks about me ; tb , ask . the. Ward administration arid ask the Mackenzie adhiini'strafron Avhat tliev thought ' about me?"' i ■ • : • , ' . OnoMition members :.-'Gi\'c it "to hin-; yourself. -, ... ' • ..',. . .'.. ■i» The ' Minister, ignoring the invito tion' deinantled • Avhv. i f lie Vere supooscd \r sunbbr^ the. Liberal administration. dV MihifeteM.of. that G.^-priim«iit s^nd tele--gra.Tns; A\^holes^le. t,ellih<r , the - Maoris \r vote atrniiist-"' ,»?omare? (Gpvernnipn+ laughter.) '" '_